Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for WONSTON

WONSTON, a parish in Winchester district, Hants; 1¾ mile W of Mitcheldever r. station, and 6 N of Winchester. It contains Sutton-Scotney village, which has a post-office under Mitcheldever Station. Acres, 4,160. Real property, £7,132. Pop., 706. Houses, 150. The manor belongs to the Dean and Chapter of Winchester. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £967.* Patron, the Bishop of W. The church is modern. There is a national school.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "a parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Wonston CP/AP       Hampshire AncC
Place: Wonston

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